Autoimmune hepatitis in a child with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-641

  Venkatasubramani, Narayanan ^a   Szabo, Sara ^b   Werlin, Steven L ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; PREDNISONE; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 70350648745     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181903fbd     Document Type: Article

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